Dr./Colonel John Alexander has seen a lot that can’t be dismissed or explained… but is he willing to admit UFOs are real? photo by: Skeptiko Today we welcome Dr. John Alexander to Skeptiko to talk about his new book, Reality Denied: Firsthand Experiences with Things that Can’t Happen – But Did. Dr. Alexander is a […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Link to video Transcript: How do we convince people to accept basic facts that seem to be at odds with their belief systems? That’s a question I talk about a lot here, and usually the news isn’t great. Show More Summary

Surprisingly, I had never heard of Hungarian serial killer and alleged ‘vampire’ Béla Kiss until I watched a recent episode of ‘The Great War’ on YouTube. It’ s fantastic series, and I thoroughly recommend it. However, I was immediately sceptical of the suggestion that Kiss had ‘drained’ his victims of blood and was a ‘vampire’. […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Link to video Transcript: Imagine there are state-run prisons in which prisoners get 10 squares of toilet paper a week. Single ply. If...
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Michael Tsarion’s books ask tough questions about our occulted history and its impact on modern culture. photo by: Skeptiko What do you think about race? And what does it have to do with the extended consciousness stuff I’m always talking about? (clip from the movie, Get Out) Hey Chris, I want to introduce you to […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Link to video Transcript: Here’s a fun lie our culture teaches us: “bad” girls are sluts who will say “yes” to “risky” sex...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Yesterday Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address. This video is not about that address because I didn’t watch...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Direct link to video. Transcript: Rocket Lab is a startup in New Zealand that is going to launch a project that will be...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: If you’ve been on Tumblr or online dating apps in the past year, you’ve probably heard the term “sapiosexual.” I have definitely...
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Like most readers of ‘Dracula’, I had no idea what the old sailor was talking about when he advised Mina ‘I wouldn’t fash masel’ about them, miss’. I later realised it was intended as Yorkshire dialect; a way of saying ‘I wouldn’t fuss myself about them’ i.e. ‘I wouldn’t worry about them’. Yet, according […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Oh my god, on the last day of January we’re going to experience a SUPER BLUE BLOOD MOON! I don’t know what...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Direct link to video: https://youtu.be/kpZzOesn3as Transcript: Can scientists use technology to make you experience “god”? The answer is “sort of, maybe, and maybe they...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Well, Donald Trump just became the first sitting president to address the March for Life via a live video feed. The March...
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Dr. Dr. Julie Beischel has become the preeminent researcher of mediumship and after death communication. photo by: Skeptiko We’ve come along way toward gaining a scientific understanding of after death communication, mainly thanks to the work of one researcher, Dr. Juile Beischel. Julie returns to Skeptiko to talk about her latest work at the Windbridge Institute. Dr. […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Direct link to video. Transcript: Look, I get that it’s 2018 and everything is completely fucked because Prince and David Bowie are dead...
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Dr. Andrija Puharich researched ESP and psychedelics, brought Uri Geller to the USA, and held seances with aliens… all while working for the deep state. photo by: Skeptiko (clip from the movie Altered Minds…) MKUltra… (disturbing music)… No matter how deep you dig, the only thing you’ll find is more lies… (disturbing music) I’m not the monster in the […]

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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Well, it’s that time again: time to use my INCREDIBLE PSYCHIC POWERS to tell you what’s going to happen in 2018. But...
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Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Some people think America has a gun problem. Some other people think America needs more people roaming crowded city streets with AR-15s...
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